JP2000285204A - Ic card connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an IC card connector which safely ejects an IC card. SOLUTION: An IC card 1 is inserted to a connection terminal 3 along an IC slot guide 2, and a user moves an ejection lever front end part 6 from a storage position (a) to an ejection permission position (b) with an ejection lever 5 pushed out through an ejection mechanism 4, and then, this user's operation is detected by a switch 10 to detect that the user will eject the IC card, and a warning to stop ejection of the IC card 1 is given to the user by an IC card connector using device or the processing to safely eject the IC card 1 is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card connector, and more particularly, to an IC card discharge detection function, which warns a user to stop discharging an IC card and safely discharges an IC cart. The present invention relates to an IC card connector provided with a means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional IC card connector includes a slot guide 2 for inserting an IC card 1, a connection terminal 3 for connecting to an IC card, a discharge mechanism 4 for the IC card, It is composed of a lever 5, a distal end portion 6 installed on the ejection lever 5 and capable of being folded and stored, and a guide portion 9 of the ejection lever 5 installed on the slot guide 2.

[0003] The mechanism of this conventional IC card connector is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 2, the discharge mechanism 4 is connected to the slot guide 2 at a fulcrum 8 and rotates about the fulcrum 8, and one end of the discharge mechanism 4 is connected at a connection portion 7 so as to interlock with the discharge lever 5, The other end of the ejection mechanism 4 is bent inside the connector and
The ejection lever 5 slides along a guide portion 9 provided on the slot guide 2 while hitting the end face of the C card 1.

When the user inserts the IC card 1 into the connection terminal 3 along the slot guide 2, one end of the ejection mechanism 4 is pushed by the IC card 1 and the ejection mechanism 4 rotates about the fulcrum 8. Then, the ejection lever 5 is pushed out, and the tip portion 6 of the ejection lever protrudes out of the end surface of the IC card 1 and the storage property in the device is deteriorated. Therefore, the user ejects the tip portion 6 of the ejection lever 5. It is bent from the state of the possible position (b) to the state of the storage position (a).

Therefore, in order to eject the IC card 1,
When the user moves the discharge lever tip 6 from the storage position (a) to the dischargeable position (b) and presses the discharge lever 5, the discharge mechanism 4 rotates, and the IC card 1 is discharged along the slot guide 2. Is done.

[0006]

However, the conventional IC card connector cannot detect the operation of ejecting the IC card by the user, so that the user tries to eject the IC card to the device in use. However, there has been a problem that the apparatus cannot cope with the situation, such as alerting the user to stop the discharge or performing a process for safely discharging the IC card.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an IC card connector which performs a process for safely discharging an IC cart.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an IC card connector according to the present invention comprises a slot guide for inserting an IC card and a connection connected to the IC card inserted into the slot guide. Terminal and the above IC
An ejection mechanism for ejecting the card, an ejection lever attached to the ejection mechanism, a tip end installed on the ejection lever and capable of being folded and stored, a guide section of the ejection lever attached to the slot guide, and this guide And a detection switch for detecting the IC card, which is disposed in the unit.

[0009]

Next, an IC card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, an IC card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention has a slot guide 2 for inserting an IC card 1 and a connection terminal 3 for connecting to the IC card.
A discharge mechanism 4 for the IC card, a discharge lever 5, and a distal end portion 6 installed on the discharge lever 5 and capable of being folded and stored.
And a guide portion 9 of the ejection lever 5 installed on the slot guide 2, and a detection switch 1 installed on the guide portion 9.
0.

Next, the operation of the IC card connector according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation of the IC card connector according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows. The ejection mechanism 4 is connected to the slot guide 2 at the fulcrum 8, rotates about the fulcrum 8, and Is connected to the ejection lever 5 at a connection portion 7, and the other end of the ejection mechanism 4 is bent inside the connector and hits the end face of the IC card 1, and the ejection lever 5 is a guide portion provided on the slot guide 2. Slide along 9

The detection switch 10 installed on the guide portion is composed of a switch tip 11 and a switch terminal 12, and both ends of the switch terminal 12 are connected to the switch tip 11.
Is not electrically connected when is not pressed OFF
When the switch tip is pressed, the switch is electrically connected to the ON state, and when the user inserts the IC card 1 into the connection terminal 3 along the slot guide 2, one end of the ejection mechanism 4 is connected to the IC card. 1, the ejection mechanism 4 rotates about the fulcrum 9, and the ejection lever 5 is pushed out.

Thereafter, the discharge lever distal end portion 6 protrudes out of the end surface of the IC card 1 and the storage property of the device is deteriorated, so that the user can discharge the distal end portion 6 of the discharge lever 5 to the position (b). Is folded from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG.
The switch end 12 of the switch terminal 12 is turned on by pressing the switch tip 11 of the switch terminal 0.

Further, in order to eject the IC card 1,
When the user moves the discharge lever tip 6 from the storage position (a) to the dischargeable position (b), the tip 6 of the discharge lever 5 is moved.
When the user pushes the switch tip 11 of the detection switch 10 and both ends of the switch terminal 12 are turned on, and the user presses the ejection lever 5, the ejection mechanism 4 rotates and the IC card 1 is ejected along the slot guide 2. When the distal end 6 of the discharge lever 5 is in the storage position (a), even if the user presses the discharge lever 5, the distal end 6 of the discharge lever 5 hits the guide 9, and the IC card 1 is not discharged.

Accordingly, the operation of discharging the IC card 1 by the user, that is, the movement of the discharge lever tip 6 from the storage position (a) to the dischargeable position (b) is detected by the state of the terminal 12 of the switch 10. I can do it.

Next, an example of equipment using the IC card connector according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, an IC card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention uses an IC card 1 as an IC card connector.
01, the IC card connector 102, and the detection switch 1
03, a determination unit 104, an information processing device 105, a card interface unit 106, a display device 107,
And an alarm device 108.

The detection switch 103 incorporated in the IC card connector 102 is connected to the determination means 104,
The discriminating means 104 is connected to the information processing device 105, the information processing device 105 is connected to the card interface unit 106, the display device 107, and the alarm device 108, and the card interface unit 106 is connected to the card connector 102.
The card connector 101 is the IC card connector described with reference to FIG. 1, and the detection switch 103 corresponds to the detection switch 10 in FIG.

Further, the detection switch 103 converts the state of the ejection lever of the IC card connector into the presence or absence of electrical connection, and the discriminating means 104 moves the ejection lever from the storage position to the dischargeable position depending on the state of the detection switch 103. Is detected and output to the information processing device 105. When the information processing device 105 inputs the detection signal from the determination means 104, the information processing device 105 controls the display device 107 to notify the user of the IC card 1
A warning screen prompting not to discharge 01 is displayed.

Accordingly, the information processing device 105 is
08, a warning sound is issued to prompt the user not to eject the IC card, and the arithmetic processing unit 105 controls the IC card interface unit 106 to safely shut off the power supply to the card. Allow the card to be ejected.

[0022]

As described above, according to the IC card connector of the present invention, the state of the ejection lever of the IC card connector is converted into the presence or absence of the electrical connection, and the state is detected by the detection switch, and the information processing device detects the state. Since the warning screen is displayed on the display device, the user can be warned to stop discharging the IC card, so that the IC cart can be discharged safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an IC card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a device using an IC card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conventional IC card connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 IC card 2 Slot guide 3 Connection terminal 4 Discharge mechanism 5 Discharge lever 6 Discharge lever tip part 7 Discharge mechanism connection part 8 Discharge mechanism fulcrum 9 Discharge lever guide part 10 Detection switch 11 Detection switch tip part 12 Detection switch terminal 101 IC card 102 of an example of a used device 103 Detection switch of an example of a used device 104 Means for determining an example of a used device 105 Information processing device of an example of a used device 106 Card interface unit of an example of a used device 107 Display device of an example of a used device 108 Use Alarm device of equipment example

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A slot guide for inserting an IC card, a connection terminal connected to an IC card to be inserted into the slot guide, a discharge mechanism for discharging the IC card, and a discharge mechanism attached to the discharge mechanism. A lever, and a tip that is installed on the ejection lever and can be folded and stored;
An IC comprising: a guide portion of a discharge lever attached to the slot guide; and a detection switch disposed on the guide portion and detecting the IC card.
Card connector.